8. Haiti
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OH-1 Strike Team “Haiti” home safe and sound! 20 March 2010
Welcome back OH-1 Haiti Strike Team! 4 of 6 members are now CONUS and after debriefing in Atlanta – have arrived home safe and sound. 2 remain in-country having extended their deployment. We look forward to hearing from you all after you have deprogrammed, reacclimated and recovered from that to which you were expoased in Haiti – during the response.
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Useful Links for the Haiti Responder:
Haiti Response References:
International Organization Links:
- Pan American Health Organization – Haiti
- United Nations
- ReliefWeb – Haiti Earthquake Page
- Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad
US / Domestic Federal Reference Sites:
- Center for Diseases Control and Prevention’s Earthquake Info Page
- US Department of State
- US Agency for International Development (US-AID)
- Dept of Health and Human Services Haiti Response
- US Marine Corps – Haiti Culture Card
- Defense Intelligence Agency – Haiti Environmental Health Risk Information
- List of Key Medical Treatment Facilities in Haiti
- CDC Destination page for Travelers
- CDC Guidance to relief workers traveling to Haiti
- CDC – TWITTER account
- Medical Reserve Corps – Haiti Response
Haitian Language / Creole Phrase Reference:
- TravelingHaiti.com – Haitian / Common Creole Phrases
- Cool language translator cards
- Haitian / Creole Language learning – PC / Ipod / Web
- Basic Medical Creole
- English / Creole dictionary
- Basic Haitian Cultural Competency
Mass Fatality Reference:
Mental Health:
- CDC Fact Sheet – Mental Health for aid workers
- SAMHSA – self care tips for stress
- NDMS Tip Cards – Self Stress Control, Tips for Returning Home, Incident Stress Control
- Poverty and Quality of Life – Center for Traumatic Stress
- Relief workers and dealing with reactions to dead bodies – Center for Traumatic Stress
- OSHA – Returning Home after relief work
- OSHA – A post Deployment Guide for Families of Relief Workers
Haiti Weather:
Medical Reference for Responders to Haiti:
- American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons – Compartment Syndrome
- Advanced Emergency Nursing article on Crush Injury
- CDC Emergency Wound Management for Healthcare Professionals
- CDC After and Earthquake – Management of Crush Injury and Crush Syndrome
- eBroselow Tape / Peds Medical Reference online – enter ‘haiti’ in lower case for userid and password – a free resource for those responding or helping in haiti
- Note: Jim Broselow has committed to make his site available to responders for free at times of disasters as a service – don’t abuse it !
- Crush Injuries Powerpoint
- Medical Creole Guide